"If you open up your mind/See what's inside/It's gonna take some time to realize." Bell stated that the correct lyric was, "It's gonna take some time to re-align." Critical reception Writing for Bustle, Taylor Ferber said the theme song is "catchy AF" and opined it is "totally a perfect fit to get audiences in the upbeat mood of the show, and it's also unique in that one of its stars performed it". Lauren Hazlewood of Fashion described it as a "catchy theme song" while the staff of Iowa City Press-Citizen labeled the song as a "signature tune". Maria Serra of Alternative Press praised the track, calling it a "banger". MTV News editor Crystal Bell ranked "I Found a Way" at number 4 on her The 17 Best Nickelodeon Theme Songs, Ranked list, calling it "a hella catchy tune". Bustle Tobi Gbile ranked "I Found a Way" at number four on his These Childhood Theme Songs Will Give You Feels list, saying the theme song is one of his favorites and that it became "one of Nickelodeon's staple tracks in the mid 2000s". Nick Caruso and Matt Webb Mitovich for TVLine included the theme song on their The Top TV Theme Songs of All Time: 2000-2009 Edition list. Live performances In August 2016, American actor Josh Peck posted a video on his Instagram account of fellow American actor John Stamos singing his own version of theme song. Stamos sings in the video: "Drake and Josh. Everybody loves Drake and Josh". Bell sang the song with a fan in Fresno, California, at a meet and greet held at Heroes Comics prior to his concert in 2018. During one of his shows in 2020, the actor started to sing "I Found a Way" and stopped the crowd after they sang, "It's gonna take some time to realize." Before continuing to play the track, Bell told the audience that the word was "realign" and not "realize". Bell also performed the song for American actor Jonathan Goldstein, who played the dad named Walter Nichols in Drake & Josh, during a 2020 reunion. He performed the song live in Tucson, Arizona at a drive-in concert on March 13, 2021. Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal. Drake Bell vocals, writer Michael Corcoran writer References Television drama theme songs Television soundtracks Songs from television series Drake Bell songs Drake & Josh 2005 songs